About the Guianan Woodcreeper
The Guianan woodcreeper or lineated woodcreeper is a species of bird in the subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.
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The Guianan woodcreeper is 17 to 19 cm (6.7 to 7.5 in) long; males weigh 19 to 24 g (0.67 to 0.85 oz) and females 18 to 20.5 g (0.63 to 0.72 oz). It is a smallish woodcreeper with a slim decurved bill. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults' face, crown, and nape are dusky brown with fine buff spots on the crown that are sparser on the nape and absent from the back. Their back and wing coverts are dark russet-brown, and their rump, wings, and tail rufous-chestnut with blackish brown tips on the primaries. Their throat is plain buffy. Voice: The Guianan woodcreeper's song is "a soft trill...that rises and falls in pitch, and trails off at end, comprising a series of 20–40 notes and lasts c. 2–3 seconds".
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Where the Guianan Woodcreeper lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Peru.
When to see the Guianan Woodcreeper
Peak activity in July · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Scaled WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes squamatusThe scaled woodcreeper is 19 to 20 cm (7.5 to 7.9 in) long and weighs about 27 g (0.95 oz).
Scalloped WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes falcinellusThe scalloped woodcreeper is 17 to 20 cm (6.7 to 7.9 in) long and weighs 26 to 30 g (0.92 to 1.1 oz).
White-striped WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes leucogasterThe white-striped woodcreeper is 21.5 to 23.5 cm (8.5 to 9.3 in) long and weighs 30 to 40 g (1.1 to 1.4 oz).
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